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Tension
Mel Gibson returns to the screen in Edge of Darkness, which, like State of Play, has been adapted from BBC miniseries into a major feature film. Directed by Martin Campbell (who also directed the BBC original), Gibson plays police detective Thomas Craven, whose daughter (Bojana Novakovic) is gunned down and dies in his arms. At first he thinks the assassin had come for him... but as he begins to suspect that his daughter was the real target, Craven starts an investigation into the circumstances around her death, and why someone would want her dead. With Ray Winstone. On DVD and Blu Ray.
Perfect List for TV
With summer coming, it is time to dive into the TV section again. Reckless Video’s TV on DVD offers the perfect wind down after a day in the sun, and since the networks are mostly re-runs in the summer, this is a chance to get back into the shows that you have enjoyed before or try something you might have missed.
The crew here at Reckless has each compiled their top ten TV shows for you to peruse.
Since our opinions are not the only ones to listen to, we are going to compile a “perfect list” of sorts for TV. To do this, we need you to submit your top ten favorite TV shows. We will be drawing one entry to win a Summer Pass. (contest ends May 27th)
With the Summer Pass, which begins May 28th and runs to Sept 1st, you can rent up to 3 movies at a time. The pass includes all movies except new releases, but that opens up about 17,000 movies and TV shows for you to explore. Summer Passes are available 96 days and costs $99.
Based on a true story, the German North Face tells the story of mountain climbers in 1936. Starring Benno Furmann and Florian Lukas, the film balances adventure, suspense, and the pre-WWII political climate as two pair of mountain climbers compete to be the first to scale the Eiger north face in the Swiss Alps. The first team to scale the north face will be hailed as heroes by their nation (and the Nazi party)... if they survive.
Supernatural Action/Horror
In Daybreakers, almost all of the world has become vampires... they live normal lives at night, but with fewer and fewer humans left in the world, their future depends on a scientist's (Ethan Hawke) work to develop a blood substitute. When he meets a member of the human underground (Claudia Karvan) she leads him to meet their leader, Elvis (Willem Dafoe), who could hold the future of human survival: 
a cure for vampirism... good news for humanity, but some immortals will do anything to keep their new everlasting lives. With Sam Neill and Michael Dorman. On DVD and Blu Ray.
The Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) arrives on Earth, cuts off his wings, and grabs as many guns as he can find in Legion-- as teeming hordes begin to exterminate humanity, Michael arrives in a secluded New Mexico diner owned by Dennis Quaid. Locked inside and forced to fight for their lives, the owner's son (Lucas Black), the cook (Charles S. Dutton), and a patron just passing through (Tyrese Gibson) discover that the angel in their midst is there to protect the only hope for the future of the human race: the unborn child of the diner's waitress (Adrianne Palicki). On DVD and Blu Ray.
Martial Arts
After years studying ninjitsu in Japan, Casey (Scott Adkins), a westerner, is sent to New York on a mission in Ninja: he has to protect an ancient chest containing the weapons of the Koga Ninja from bloodthirsty and ruthless Yakuza assassins... but his former friend (Tsuyoshi Ihara), expelled from their dojo, has turned to the dark side and will do anything to avenge himself on Casey.
A new mockumentary by Justin Lin, Finishing the Game is a fictional comedy about the death of Bruce Lee, and the casting call to see who could replace him and finish filming Game of Death. Set within the kung fu movie culture of the late 70s, including a star who never does his own stunts or fighting (Roger Fan), and an actor more interested in appeasing his girlfriend/manager than actually acting (Sung Kang). With James Franco.
New this week to Reckless Video's TV New Releases are two David Attenborough-narrated documentaries, including the lizard/amphibian Life in Cold Blood and the Blu Ray set of the acclaimed Planet Earth series. Finally released on DVD, the complete series of MTV's 90's animated Daria is new this week, as is the 13th season of Comedy Central's South Park.
Wimbledon, Jurassic Park
American Psycho, Born on the Fourth of July
Conspiracy Theory, Lethal Weapon
Sling Blade, Jarhead
Four Brothers, Annapolis
Planet Earth, Blue Planet
Goodbye Lenin, Girls on Top
